Biography:
Harry Chapin (December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer and songwriter. Chapin's debut album, Heads and Tales (1972), was a success thanks to the single "Taxi". His follow-up album, Sniper and Other Love Songs, was less successful; but his third, Short Stories, was a major success. Verities & Balderdash, released soon after, was even more successful, bolstered by the chart-topping hit single "Cat's in the Cradle". He also wrote and performed a Broadway musical, The Night That Made America Famous.
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Other songs:
- Cats In The Cradle
- Circle
- Dreams Go By
- Tangled Up Puppet
- Cat’s In The Cradle
- 30000 Pounds Of Bananas
- A Better Place To Be
- A Better Place To Be Version 2
- All My Lifes A Circle
- Any Old Kind Of Day
- Better Place To Be
- Copper
- Coreys Coming
- Coreys Coming Long
- Could You Put Your Light On Please
- Flowers Are Red
- I Wanna Learn A Love Song
- I Wonder What Happened To Him
- I Wonder What Would Happen To This World
- Jenny
- Last Of The Protest Singers
- Last Stand
- Let Time Go Lightly
- Mail Order Annie
- Mr Tanner
- November Rains
- Old Folkie
- Poor Damned Fool
- Remember When The Music
- Saturday Morning
- Sequel
- She Is Always Seventeen
- Shooting Star
- Six String Orchestra
- Story Of A Life
- Stranger With The Melodies
- Sunday Morning Sunshine
- Taxi
- The Rock
- The Shortest Story
- What Made America Famous
- Wold
- You Are The Only Song
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Cats In The Cradle chords
Harry Chapin * 1974
Capo I
E D E
E G
My child arrived just the other day
A E
He came to the world in the usual way
G
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
A E
He learned to walk while I was away
D A Bm A
And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
G Bm E
He'd say "I'm gonna be like you dad
G Bm E
You know I'm gonna be like you"
E D
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
G A
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
E
When you comin' home dad?
D G Bm E
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
G Bm E
You know we'll have a good time then
E D E
E G
My son turned ten just the other day
A E
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play
G
Can you teach me to throw", I said "Not today
A E
I got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok"
D A Bm A
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
G Bm E
And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah
G Bm E
You know I'm gonna be like him"
E D
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
G A
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
E
When you comin' home dad?
D G Bm E
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
G Bm E
You know we'll have a good time then
E D E
E G
Well, he came home from college just the other day
A E
So much like a man I just had to say
G
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
A E
He shook his head and said with a smile
D A Bm A
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
G E
See you later, can I have them please?"
E D
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
G A
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
E
When you comin' home son?
D G Bm E
I don't know when, but we'll get together then
G Bm E
You know we'll have a good time then
C D Bm E 2x
E G
I've long since retired, my son's moved away
A E
I called him up just the other day
G
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
A E
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time
D A Bm A
You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu
G Bm E
But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad
G Bm E
It's been sure nice talking to you"
D A Bm A
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
G Bm E
He'd grown up just like me
G Bm E
My boy was just like me
E D
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
G A
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
E
When you comin' home son?
D G Bm E
I don't know when, but we'll get together then
G Bm E
You know we'll have a good time then
E D E
* Alternate:
Capo III
E = D
D = C
G = F
A = G
Bm = Am
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Harry Chapin * 1974
Capo I
E D E
E G
My child arrived just the other day
A E
He came to the world in the usual way
G
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
A E
He learned to walk while I was away
D A Bm A
And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
G Bm E
He'd say "I'm gonna be like you dad
G Bm E
You know I'm gonna be like you"
E D
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
G A
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
E
When you comin' home dad?
D G Bm E
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
G Bm E
You know we'll have a good time then
E D E
E G
My son turned ten just the other day
A E
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play
G
Can you teach me to throw", I said "Not today
A E
I got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok"
D A Bm A
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
G Bm E
And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah
G Bm E
You know I'm gonna be like him"
E D
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
G A
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
E
When you comin' home dad?
D G Bm E
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
G Bm E
You know we'll have a good time then
E D E
E G
Well, he came home from college just the other day
A E
So much like a man I just had to say
G
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
A E
He shook his head and said with a smile
D A Bm A
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
G E
See you later, can I have them please?"
E D
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
G A
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
E
When you comin' home son?
D G Bm E
I don't know when, but we'll get together then
G Bm E
You know we'll have a good time then
C D Bm E 2x
E G
I've long since retired, my son's moved away
A E
I called him up just the other day
G
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
A E
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time
D A Bm A
You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu
G Bm E
But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad
G Bm E
It's been sure nice talking to you"
D A Bm A
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
G Bm E
He'd grown up just like me
G Bm E
My boy was just like me
E D
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
G A
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
E
When you comin' home son?
D G Bm E
I don't know when, but we'll get together then
G Bm E
You know we'll have a good time then
E D E
* Alternate:
Capo III
E = D
D = C
G = F
A = G
Bm = Am
Set8
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